posted 11-16-2000 12:33 AM                  

First and foremost, I would like to thank all who helped in the planning and implementation of the Route 66 / Grand Canyon Tour 2000. We had 34 Prowlers on our event and I feel that every single one of them had a great time. The event went very smoothly and I honestly cannot think of anything that I would do much differently the next time.
I received much of the credit but I really didn’t do most of the work.

Roger and Bev Freeman; for Trip planning, pre-running and the excellent directions and maps, greasing a few palms, setting up the poker run, hosting the hospitality suite, planning the Gold Road Gold Mine tour and lunch at the Powerhouse among many other things.

Gary Cleverley; for handling the 50/50 drawing, taking care of the awards, helping with the nametags, loaning me his radio again and many the other things that he does to help make our events and website more fun for everyone.

CJ and Bob Longstreth; supplying the Chrysler Museum bags for the goodies, Black Tie T-shirts from DC, Black Tie CDs, shopping for event gifts at the CAAP store for me and for arranging the prime covered parking area at the Riverside Hotel in Laughlin. Bob, thanks especially for helping Dean get a parking spot at SEMA.

David Nazem; for taking charge of the T-Shirt ordering and delivery. Also helping me with the distribution of the shirts among the many other things that he does for us.

Al Becker, Larry Salzman and the Arizona Gang for taking charge of Saturday’s Cruise to the Canyon. You Arizona people are a class act.

Paul Rosenberg; for supplying the business cards that we made the nametags from and sending some spare nametags.

Mike and Judy Krehel; for donating a T-Shirt that everyone attending the event signed to be sent to Patrick. Also for giving us this great website that makes it so easy for all of us to stay in touch and to organize events such as this.

Herb Helbig of DC; for allowing Jerry Scholten to join us for this event and shipping the NEW Orange Prowler out for all to see.

Jerry and Marcia Scholten; for taking the time to join us and answer the endless questions all during the event.

Norb Schroll of TGF Metalcrafters; for donating a Prowler spoiler.

Randy and Arlene Hatfield; for donating T-shirts and also for helping set up the Laughlin hospitality suite.

Ed Goetz of Real Rods; for donating the Everley Brothers CDs and information packs.

Andy and Elaine Knebel; for the fantastic Route 66 windshield stickers.

Gary Empfield of Carlini Designs; for donating not just one but two chrome transmission cooler covers and many Carlini T-shirts.

Sal Zaino of Zaino Waxes; for the wax kit donation.

Jim Hergert; for planning the Sunday tour and also hosting us at his beautiful new home in Sedona.

Carol Coverstone of the Route 66 Association; for helping with the goodie bag information and even delivering it to Laughlin for us.

Last but in no way the least,
George Carter; for not only donating the TGF spoiler and other items back to the raffle for a redraw but also for purchasing the T-shirt that was signed by all in attendance at the bargain basement price of $450.00 which I have already sent to Carol Schultz and the Make A Difference Foundation. Thank you George, you are a very generous person.

I’m sorry if I omitted anyone from this list. Thanks to everyone for attending and for your donations.

I enjoyed meeting you all again or for the first time and I look forward to seeing you all again.

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Larry (Cruise Control) Lord
Larry@FMBbox.com

posted 11-16-2000 07:47 AM                    

the above stated names and companies:

All of us thank you for your hard work, dedication, and follow through to put on
a large event like the Route 66/ Grand Canyon Tour 2000.

I believe I can speak for many:

READY TO GO AGAIN!

posted 11-19-2000 08:05 PM                    

We were all so excited, nobody got any photo footage of the jump, but we could smell your pants after the landing.

posted 11-20-2000 08:32 AM                    

Next canyon jump, Ed will do handstand on bars in mid-air.

Wild and crazy guy.